Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs slender pug

Perognathus merriami compared with Eupithecia tenuiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	slender pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Geometridae
Genus	Perognathus	Eupithecia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Eupithecia tenuiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and slender pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

slender pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	slender pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.